Rob Chrisman

3 weeks ago | mortgagenewsdaily.com | Rob Chrisman

The last time I was in Florida I saw a bumper sticker that said, “I thought growing old would take longer.” This weekend I return to the Sunshine State (the MBAF’s Eastern Secondary is coming up), and I mention this because the state is the epicenter of HOA fee escalations, hurricane damage, and insurance woes.

3 weeks ago | robchrisman.com | Rob Chrisman

No Comments As the world is watching the chicks learn to fly on the eagle cam, in the human world there are more “For Sale” signs. You know that problem we’ve had with inventory for years? Although all real estate is local, perhaps the inventory issue is over: U.S. home sellers are sitting on nearly $700 billion worth of listings, an all-time high. In addition, the U.S. housing market has nearly 500,000 more sellers than buyers, the most on record.

3 weeks ago | mortgagenewsdaily.com | Rob Chrisman

As the world is watching the chicks learn to fly on the eagle cam, in the human world there are more “For Sale” signs. You know that problem we’ve had with inventory for years? Although all real estate is local, perhaps the inventory issue is over: U.S. home sellers are sitting on nearly $700 billion worth of listings, an all-time high. In addition, the U.S. housing market has nearly 500,000 more sellers than buyers, the most on record. You can guess the impact on home prices if it plays out.

3 weeks ago | robchrisman.com | Rob Chrisman

No Comments My cat Myrtle never seemed to listen, but heard lots. LOs can hear the difference, when dealing with a borrower, between “What is your rate?” versus “Can you help me?” Hearing is important, listening even more so. “Rob, are you hearing that the industry is ‘conferenced out,’ especially at the national level?

3 weeks ago | mortgagenewsdaily.com | Rob Chrisman

My cat Myrtle never seemed to listen, but heard lots. LOs can hear the difference, when dealing with a borrower, between “What is your rate?” versus “Can you help me?” Hearing is important, listening even more so. “Rob, are you hearing that the industry is ‘conferenced out,’ especially at the national level? The MBA’s National Secondary was a few weeks ago, this week is the MBA’s Chairman’s event, next week and following weeks are more conferences at the state level.